Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is a senior writer at SiliconANGLE covering Startups, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things.

Duncan is a co-founder of VC funded media company B5Media and founder of news site The Inquisitr, and was a senior writer at TechCrunch in its earlier days.

Tips? Press releases? Intersting startup? email: duncan@nichenet.com.au or contact Duncan on Twitter @duncanriley

Latest from Duncan Riley

South Korean e-commerce startup Coupang close to raising $1 billion from SoftBank

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

E-commerce startup Coupang, often described as the Amazon of South Korea, is said to be close to raising $1 billion in a private equity round led by Japan’s SoftBank Corp. According to a report in the South Korean press (link in Korean,) …

Warner Music reports revenue from streaming services now higher than downloads

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Any doubt that streaming music is the one and only future for the music industry was knocked on its head Monday with figures from Warner Music Group Corp. showing that the revenue from streaming services surpassed digital downloads for the first time. …

NoSQL database company MarkLogic raises $102 million, achieves Unicorn status

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Enterprise NoSQL database company MarkLogic Corp. has raised $102 million in a private equity round that included Gary Bloom, Tenaya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Northgate Capital Group, Arrowpoint Partners and Wellington Management Co. Although not officially disclosed, the round is said to be …

Report: 21 Inc. wants to give away Bitcoin mining toasters, revenue share on returns

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Mysterious Bitcoin startup 21 Inc. may be coming to a toaster near you, with a report over the weekend perhaps disclosing clearly for the first time what the company with $121 million in the bank is planning to do. According to a …

Two men accused of hacking Photobucket arrested, facing serious prison time

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Two men accused of hacking photo-sharing service Photobucket.com, Inc. were indicted and arrested Friday by the Federau Buerau of Investigation (FBI.) Brandon Bourret, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Athanasios Andrianakis, 26, of Sunnyvale, California, are accused of knowingly conspiring to commit acts …

Bitcoin exchange itBit raises $25m Series A, gains regulatory approval in New York

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Thursday was a big day for New York-based Bitcoin exchange itBit Trust Company LLC with the startup announcing a new round, and regulatory approval to start taking U.S. customers. The company announced that it has raised $25 million Series A in a round …

Insane or inspired? Spotify reported to be entering the online video market

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Would you like video with your streaming music? If you’re music streaming giant Spotify AB the answer to that question may well be yes with multiple reports Thursday that the company is in talks to enter the competitive online video market. The Wall …

Pump it real good: Fitbit files for $100 million IPO

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Fitness tracking startup Fitbit Inc. is making a bold dash to Wall Street with a filing lodged with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday to take the company public. The initial public offering (IPO) filing states that the company is chasing …

Cisco acquires cloud comms platform provider Tropo

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems Inc. has acquired cloud communications platform provider Tropo Inc. Founded in 2009, Tropo offers a cloud based API platform that makes it simple to add phone and SMS applications into existing website and applications. Although smaller than its main competitor …

Banjo raises $100m Series C to build the see-all crystal ball of social media

NEWS By DUNCAN RILEY11 YEARS AGO

Social data company Banjo has raised $100 million Series C in a round led by SoftBank Corp. that included BlueRun Ventures. Founded in 2011 originally as an app that allowed users to view social media posts tagged to a location or a popular …

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Duncan Riley

Latest from Duncan Riley

South Korean e-commerce startup Coupang close to raising $1 billion from SoftBank

Warner Music reports revenue from streaming services now higher than downloads

NoSQL database company MarkLogic raises $102 million, achieves Unicorn status

Report: 21 Inc. wants to give away Bitcoin mining toasters, revenue share on returns

Two men accused of hacking Photobucket arrested, facing serious prison time

Bitcoin exchange itBit raises $25m Series A, gains regulatory approval in New York

Insane or inspired? Spotify reported to be entering the online video market

Pump it real good: Fitbit files for $100 million IPO

Cisco acquires cloud comms platform provider Tropo

Banjo raises $100m Series C to build the see-all crystal ball of social media

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